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Take Opera 11.50 Beta for a Spin

By Joseph D. Lienjdlien. Tuesday, May 31, 2011 5:11:22 AM

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Take Opera 11.50 Beta for a Spin

Opera 11.50 is now beta quality and ready for testing. We have been working hard, and are pushing towards the final release. Here are the major new features to look for in Opera 11.50:


Speed Dial extensions let you have live, dynamic content in your Speed Dial, accessible from any new tab. Display the forecast for your location, tag your favorite photos and show them in a dial, or get a calendar.

Speed Dial extensions are easy to make. All you need is some basic web development skills. You can find a selection of Speed Dial Extensions in the Opera Extensions Catalog.

Another great new thing about Opera 11.50 beta is password synchronization - made securely through Opera Link so you can easily log on to your password protected sites from anywhere. Opera Link also back ups bookmarks, your Speed Dial, custom search engine preferences, notes (yes, you can take notes in the Opera browser), typed browser history and more.

When you back up passwords with Opera Link, it's important to have a good, strong password on your My Opera account. Opera 11.50 beta will even help to ensure that you have a good one. If you're interested in reading more about Opera Link password security, there is an informative post on the Opera Link blog.

As usual, you can check out the Desktop Team blog for some serious technical discussions and feedback.
Download Opera Next and try the beta today.

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Comments

Charles SchlossChas4 Tuesday, May 31, 2011 6:03:19 AM

Confirms what I saw int he opera:about page in Opera Next

also you have a missing link on the picture?

Joseph D. Lienjdlien Tuesday, May 31, 2011 6:14:08 AM

Originally posted by Chas4:

also you have a missing link on the picture?


I'm not sure what you mean... the http://bit.ly/kPRLTX address? It seems to work as far as I can tell, it just links to this page.

JaredpieRr0Ur Tuesday, May 31, 2011 6:26:14 AM

Typo error in the photo and title. . .

Joseph D. Lienjdlien Tuesday, May 31, 2011 6:32:22 AM

Thanks! Fixed.

Uncle MickMickeyjoe-Irl Tuesday, May 31, 2011 8:06:04 AM

Still a couple of typos there
http://my.opera.com/portalnews/blog/2011/05/31/take-opera-10-50-beta-for-a-spin

Opera 10.50 beta will even help to ensure that you have a good one.


pssst I'm not a morning person either wink

Charles SchlossChas4 Tuesday, May 31, 2011 2:49:31 PM

Originally posted by jdlien:

I can tell, it just links to this page.


Yep that link, why not have it link to the Opera next page?

Joseph D. Lienjdlien Tuesday, May 31, 2011 4:32:03 PM

The reason for that is that the image (and link) appear on Opera Portal (or on the root of this blog), and most people actually click that image to get to this article. Unfortunately I can't have it direct to somewhere different based on whether the person is in the actual article itself.

youn Tuesday, May 31, 2011 11:31:35 PM

on my netbook the preferences boxes do not fully fit on the screen. the ok and cancel buttons are not accessible

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